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Country
  
India

District
  
Panchkula district

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

State
  
Haryana

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni

Website
  
www.haryanaforest.gov.in

Government body
  
Forests Department, Haryana

The Pheasant Breeding Centre, Morni Hills (Hindi: तीतर प्रजनन केंद्र, मोरनी, पंचकुला जिला, हरियाणा, भारत) is a purpose-built centre for the breeding of pheasants situated in Panchkula district in Morni, a village and tourist attraction in the Morni Hills in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located around 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Chandigarh,35 km from Panchkula as its district and is known for its Himalayan views, flora, and lakes.

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History

  • During the years 1992-93 to 1995-96 few eggs were collected from the wild and hatched at the centre.
  • After 1996 most of the increase in the population of the birds came from breeding in the centre itself, using broody hens for brooding and hatching purposes.
  • During the year 1998-99 fourteen birds born in the summer of 1998 were released in the forest area.
  • In 1999 seven birds and in 2000 again 10 birds were released. Thus in all 31 sub-adult birds were released in the pre-selected proper habitat of the birds.

    • Types of pheasants bred

    Several types of pheasants are bred, including red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), endangered cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii) and endangered kalij pheasant.

    References

    Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni Wikipedia
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